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A guide to the most important things to know about finding and buying apartment building insurance to protect your investment?

Complete Guide to Apartment Building Insurance

What are the most important things to know about finding and buying apartment building insurance to protect your investment? By Andres Dominguez III As an owner of a multi-family apartment complex, you are exposed to different...
Umbrella insurance policies extend over all of your assets your car, home, and rentals in your personal name or commercial for LLCs

What Is An Umbrella Policy & Why Is The Cost Skyrocketing?

Umbrella insurance policies extend over all of your assets your car, home, and rentals in your personal name. By Lance Anderson Umbrella Insurance policies are an affordable way to add a layer of liability protection on...
A canine contingent liability policy can cover legal fees and settlements If a dog on your property injures a person or another animal

Canine Contingent Liability

By Deborah Turner These days being a property manager or landlord come with many challenges, and one of the most common is managing properties where tenants have dogs. With 39% of renters owning a dog,...
An online insurtech isn't what you would consider a traditional insurance company and and there are good and bad things to consider.

Navigating Online Insurtechs: Innovations, Risks, and Pitfalls

By Lance Anderson An online insurtech isn't what you would consider a traditional insurance company. Many new online insurtechs have entered the insurance industry, and there are good and bad things to consider. THE GOOD: Insuretechs...
Entrata's acquisition of Colleen AI enables operators to automate workflows end-to-end through a new AI product suite for property management

Entrata Acquires Colleen AI to Usher in New Era of Autonomous Property Management

Entrata's acquisition of Colleen AI enables operators to automate workflows end-to-end through a new AI product suite, ELI+ Entrata®, a leading AI-enabled multifamily Operating System (OS), has announced its acquisition of Colleen AI, immediately furthering its ability...
ICAST is in partnership with state and regional stakeholders who have helped pave the way for Utah to capture green project funding

Money on the Move: Accessing Incentives for Your Green Projects

More funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) are working their way toward communities. For example, Utah’s Office of Energy Development is currently preparing its applications for the U.S. Dept....
The 3 most important coverages you should look for in a proper Landlord Insurance Policy are dwelling, liability and loss of rents

3 Must-Have Coverages for Landlords

By Andres Dominguez III I spent years mastering landlord insurance, but I’ll break it down for you in minutes. Landlording is rewarding, tedious, and at times a pain in the neck. The last thing you...
The TBL fund can help with flexible financing for green products and clean energy projects for your low-income multifamily housing property

Flexible Financing for Green Projects

ICAST’s affiliated organization, TBL Fund, recently received an award from the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) for deploying innovative decarbonization financing solutions that go beyond current market practices. If you require a Bridge Loan...
Funds can be used to offset project costs to the extent that a holistic green retrofit requires little to no investment from the owner

Green Retrofits for Cost Savings and Resiliency

Ryan Kristoff The landscape for green technology is changing. Awareness of highly efficient electric heat pumps has been growing, and heat pump systems have now outsold gas furnaces for two years in a row. We’re...
The valley-based SMI Property Management firm has expanded services to the Greater Portland area, according to a release.

SMI Property Management Merges with JPM Real Estate Services Willamette

The valley-based SMI Property Management firm has expanded services to the Greater Portland area, according to a release. Portland-based JPM Real Estate Services has joined Willamette Valley-based, SMI Property Management. "The friendly merger means that SMI...